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Meh. In Roman times, France, Germany, Spain, and the British Isles were all relative backwaters (Germany not even that) that didn't have much innovation anyway,
by vacri 9y ago
Meh. In Roman times, France, Germany, Spain, and the British Isles were all relative backwaters (Germany not even that) that didn't have much innovation anyway, so considering those places 'darker' in 500-1000CE is somewhat misleading. Culture, money, and learning was in the central mediterranean and eastern Roman empire.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago>so considering those places 'darker' in 500-1000CE is somewhat misleading Standards of living declined dramatically, war and violence were more widespread. Most people would call that darker.